The most badass TV character in history. Appears on NBC's Parks & Recreation and is known for his deadpan, masculine presence as an ultraconservative parks director for Pawnee, Indiana. A local government official who hates all things government, Ron Swanson sets the bar for manliness.

"I got my first job when I was nine. Worked at a sheet metal factory. In two weeks, I was running the floor. Child labor laws are ruining this country."